Investing: The Net Wisdom of Peers

Increasingly disenchanted with professional advisers, investors are finding sound advice and improved returns with the help of online communities

They're Making Money From Your Kids

Do children need perfume or $30 haircuts? No, but smart entrepreneurs targeting affluent parents know how to make you think they do

Lincoln Electric Holdings

LECO's stock suffers from investors' fears, but the world's leader in welding and cutting equipment has plenty to gain from industrial growth in emerging markets

E*Trade's Meltdown

The stock price gets slashed in half after the online brokerage says it can't predict new credit losses. Will customers stick around?

S&P Stock Picks and Pans: AT&T, IBM, Cognos, E*Trade, St. Jude

Analysts' opinions on stocks in the news Monday

Stocks Mixed As Economic, Credit Fears Persist

Concerns that the sharp selloff in equities last week is indicating a prolonged correction was damping traders' enthusiasm

Arbeter: Searching for a Bottom

After breaking down last week, the S&P 500 index might find a floor near summer lows. But there's still no support for the dollar

The Economy on the Edge

Will the U.S. succumb to a debt crisis brought on by years of profligate lending—or keep growing? Here are some markers to mind in figuring out where we're headed

Movers: E*Trade, Microsoft, Countrywide, Cognos

Monday's stocks in the news